Cold As Ice Cream, But Still As Sweet
I put this Blondie song on a mix for a party I “DJ’d” at, mainly because it’s in another language. I know it sounds pretentious, well it is pretentious to say that things sound cooler in another language (This is a fact and not up for debate, sorry). This UK #1 song (like, lifetimes ago), though, really works well in French, mainly because Debbie Harry can speak the langauge. And with “Sunday Girl”, with its light, popppy So-Cal 60’s feel has leanings of French pop and Serge Gainsbourg in it. Also, I find myself going back to older songs when they are relevant once again. I found out that one of my new favourite singers, Florie, had covered it for the new Nina Ricci campaign, so that had me fumbling back through the Blondie back-catalogue. Blondie really is one of the greatest pop bands of all time, along side ABBA and Girls Aloud, and I don’t really think they are given that respect. And don’t worry, there is ANOTHER bilingual Blondie hit coming soon!
Blondie - “Sunday Girl” (French Version)
Here is the video that got me back into this (and was produced by Xenomania):
